2010 Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese 72

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Glazed pineapple, white peach nectar, and candied lime rind scent and pungently flavor a 2010 Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese Fuder #72 that musters more than enough primary citrus juiciness to remain refreshing and whose nips of radish and savory lick of salt serve for mouthwatering invigoration. At the same time, sheer polish and subtle oiliness make for a soothing side to this multifaceted beauty. In contrast with the corresponding Auslese #42, here there is a dynamic sense of interaction among spices, nut oils, and citrus. This came from young vines and fruit only lightly touched by botrytis, its concentration, as von Schubert explains, being more the sort of tiny-berried, spontaneously desiccated fruit traditionally associated with the term -Goldbeerenauslese- and with exceptional levity, purity, and dynamic. I would anticipate more than 30 years of delight. (For more about this fruit, see my note on #72's -twin,- #24.) - David Schildknecht, Apr. 2012

Mosel Fine Wines: The 2010er Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese Nr. 72 was harvested at BA levels, and fermented down to noble-sweet levels of residual sugar. It offers a beautifully refined and refreshing nose made of cassis, flowers, mint, tangerine zest, lime, and anise, before riper scents of toffee, honey and a hint of sulfur and some elements of backed apple join the party. The wine develops gorgeously citrusy flavors of candied fruits and leaves a great feel of smooth zest in the long and vibrant finish. This remarkably juicy expression of noble-sweet Riesling is already well open for business and will offer much fun for many years to come. Now-2035. - Apr. 2020